This wasn't a great week. We had to say goodbye to our sweet Sassy. She hasn't been healthy for a while but it was still very hard to say goodbye. We adopted her from the local shelter in 2003 so she has lived with us for a very long time. She was at least 17 years old. She had a few behavioral issues but was a very sweet cat that we loved very much. We liked to call her the best worst cat ever.

Sassy spent many hours helping me read over the years and this was a pretty common view for me. I am going to miss my helper. My youngest daughter is a junior in high school and doesn't remember a time when we didn't have Sassy. It seems strange not to have a cat in the house. I do have 3 dogs so it is anything but quiet and we are adjusting.

I will be reviewing this one on Monday. I decided to wait to download it from Edelweiss until I was ready to start reading. I am enjoying it and probably would have finished it but I didn't get as much reading done this week as normal.

So sorry to hear of your loss! We had to put down my grandpa's cat just before Christmas. She wasn't eating and the vet said she had a melon sized tumor in her. She wasn't the nicest cat, she was a little bit evil, but we still miss her too. She was there for my grandpa in all the years after we lost my grandma, she stayed with him until the very end.

Nice new reads! They're new to me ones but I hope you will enjoy them all!

I'm so sorry to hear about Sassy, Carole :( Pets are such an integral part of our family, right? Sending love and hugs your way.I absolutely loved About That Kiss, and I hope you enjoy it as well! If You Knew Her looks a bit spooky, and I can't wait to see what you'll think of it!Have a wonderful weekend and happy reading.Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

We had 14 1/2 good years together and a lot of memories. I would say it is worth a bit of sadness. I saved her from the shelter and gave her a good home. She gave me a lot of love. It was a fair trade.

Oh I'm sorry to hear about Sassy! That is so hard to lose an animal friend like that. And there's something about cats and reading... they often seem to want to be part of the process. :) We lost one recently and it was SO tough.

I'm so sorry to hear about Sassy. I know it's difficult and I imagine your daughter especially is struggling with the loss. I got the Jill Shalvis too and I'm super excited about it. I'm enjoying this new series. I'm so curious about If You Knew Her. I saw the blurb on this just the other day and it sounds amazing. I hope you love it!

I am so sorry to hear about Sassy, Carole. She looks so much like my Gracie in that top photo. I know how heartbreaking it can be lose a beloved cat. I am thinking of you and sending hugs. If You Knew Her sounds like it will be a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy it!

I am so sorry to hear about Sassy!! I know exactly how hard that is. My parents had a dog, but I was the one that picked him out as a puppy and my parents had to put him down last year because he had cancer and my dad refused to have him in pain. So I definitely understand how hard that it is and my prayers and thoughts go to you and your family.

I can't wait for your review of About That Kiss. I am reading that one this week and I am pretty excited.

Oh no... I am so sorry for your loss. 17 years is so long for a cat though. I'm happy you could spend so many great years with her. I hope your heart can heal soon. I'm glad you have the doggies to keep you company as well.

From the moment Josie laid eyes on sexy, mysterious Shane Dean, she was in love. Their desire ignited a passionate affair, and within weeks, Shane had slipped a ring on her finger. It seemed her every fantasy was coming true . . . until her new husband disappeared without a trace. Now, two years and one broken heart later, Josie is shocked by the hospital calls: Shane has been found . . . at a crime scene with no memory of how he got there.

Her Love Can Save Him

Shane can't remember the blue-eyed angel at his bedside—or who he even is—but he knows something isn't right. His hearing is razor sharp, his physical strength incredible, and the urge to protect Josie overwhelming. For powerful enemies are hunting him, and Josie is the key to disc…

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The Prisoner's Wife by Maggie Brookes
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group - Berkley
Publication Date: May 26, 2020
Date Read: May 25, 2020
Length: 400 pages
Source: Publisher ★★★★☆Inspired by the true story of a daring deception that plunges a courageous young woman deep into the horrors of a Nazi PoW camp to be with the man she loves.

In the dead of night, a Czech farm girl and a British soldier travel through the countryside. Izabela and prisoner-of-war Bill have secretly married, and are on the run, with Izzy dressed as a man. The young husband and wife evade capture for as long as possible, until they are cornered by Nazi soldiers with tracker dogs.

Izzy’s disguise works. The couple are assumed to be two escaped British soldiers and transported to a PoW camp. However, their true test has just begun as they face terrible living conditions and the constant terror of Izzy’s exposure. But in the midst of unimaginable horrors comes hope, for the young couple are befriended by a s…